# Miriam Paris

Miriam Paris is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 142.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 142
- Serving since: 2017-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bad14891-c7bc-4ac4-b23a-fb5ae3878d67

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bad14891-c7bc-4ac4-b23a-fb5ae3878d67 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Paris missed 15% of 1,391 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Georgia House (average 93.5%).

## What Paris says (GA 2025–26 session)

16 classified statements: 16 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Paris | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.5% | 2.5% | 35 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 756 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 50 donors and 836 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 85% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 96.3% (97.2%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · PASSAGE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-22 · voted not voting · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-06-22 · voted not voting · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-22 · voted not voting · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · House Vote #880 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1409 Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1409/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 77 bills: 65 reached committee, 61 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 79.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 22 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1989: Healthcare & Emergency Solutions, LLC; outstanding service and impact; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1989/
- HR 1927: Sharper, Dexter L.; expressing gratitude for his many years of dedicated service to the citizens of the State of Georgia; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1927/
- HR 1914: Miller, Representative Tanya; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1914/
- HR 1938: Finley, Dr. Delvecchio S.; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1938/
- HR 1937: Sims, Dr. Dan A.; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1937/
- HB 1537: Bibb County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1537/
- HB 1538: Macon-Bibb County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide a homestead exemption (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1538/
- HR 1628: Georgia's 100 Women of Excellence; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1628/
- HR 1631: Georgia's 100 Women of Excellence; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1631/
- HR 1629: Georgia's 100 Women of Excellence; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1629/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMParis/status/1960526618650182063
- 2025-08-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMParis/status/1959114408145178994
- 2025-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMParis/status/1947806275166683300
- 2025-07-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMParis/status/1945083899291300075
- 2025-06-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMParis/status/1938227130015289434
- 2025-05-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMParis/status/1928205822728765890
- 2025-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMParis/status/1925272250049081449
- 2025-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMParis/status/1924794074017464473
- 2025-05-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMParis/status/1923677495569625275
- 2025-05-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMParis/status/1921210184791192037

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/794?session=1031
- X: https://x.com/RepMParis
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MiriamParisforGeorgiaHouse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themiriamparis/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriam-paris-57822b131/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bad14891-c7bc-4ac4-b23a-fb5ae3878d67